Thatto Heath railway station

Thatto Heath
Location
Place	Thatto Heath
Local authority	St Helens
Coordinates	53°26′12″N 2°45′34″W / 53.4367°N 2.7594°WCoordinates: 53°26′12″N 2°45′34″W / 53.4367°N 2.7594°W
Grid reference	SJ496936
Operations
Station code	THH
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	88,760
2005/06	99,690
2006/07	93,180
2007/08	100,047
2008/09	140,632
2009/10	148,188
2010/11	162,726
2011/12	161,662
2012/13	143,826
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	A1/A2
History
Key dates	Opened 1871
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Thatto Heath from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Thatto Heath railway station is located in the Thatto Heath area of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified Liverpool to Wigan Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Thatto Heath is served by trains every 30 minutes between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. Some afternoon peak and late evening trains continue to Preston. The service frequency also drops to hourly in the evenings.

On Sundays the service is hourly in each direction, extending beyond Wigan to Preston & Blackpool North.^[1]

Gallery

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  The Wigan-bound platform.
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  The station booking office.
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  A Northern Rail Class 156 waits at the station.
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  The Scholes Lane tunnel, at the western end of the station.

References

1. Table 90 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

• Train times and station information for Thatto Heath railway station from National Rail